Reclaiming the Bible for the church
By: edited by Carl E. Braaten and Robert W. Jenson.
Contributors: Braaten, Carl E., 1929-; Jenson, Robert W.
Publisher: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
Subjects: Bible -- Evidences, authority, etc. -- Congresses.; Bible -- Theology -- Congresses.; Bible -- Canon -- Congresses.; Bible -- Hermeneutics -- Congresses.; Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- Congresses.
Description: "Front-ranking theologians speak out on the crisis of biblical authority and interpretation in the church, focusing in particular on the adequacy of the historical-critical method of hermeneutics. The essays in this volume address from various perspectives the notorious gap between the historical-critical approach to the study of the Bible and the church's liturgical and dogmatic transmission of biblical faith. The authors, following the central theme suggested by Brevard S. Childs's "canonical method" of biblical interpretation, argue that the historical-critical method does not suffice of itself apart from faith and the church."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibiliographical references.
"Chapters of this book originated as addresses delivered at a theological conference on the theme, "Reclaiming the Bible for the Church," held at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, June 6-8, 1994"--P. ix.